Login Register

Boston University
Admissions

R T
Currently attending or alumni?
Review this school!
Are you interested
in this school?
Yes, let this school know
Maybe, bookmark for later
No, get better matches
Saving your decision
Yes
Maybe
No

We will attempt to notify this
school of your interest.

This school has been saved to your schools list.

This school has been removed from your recommended schools list.

For your next recommendation, check out .

Jump to a section:

Admissions Statistics
Standardized Test Statistics
Take A SurveyWrite A ReviewUpload A PhotoLink Up A Video Write The Guide

Admissions

Applicant Status At Boston University

How do I stack up?

Compared against the students in the chart, you are in the:

??? Percentile
Find out which applicants got in and where you rank among them. Register for free access.
Already registered? Login here.

Boston University Admissions Statistics

Contact Admissions
Phone:(617) 353-2300
Email:admissions@bu.edu
Web Site:www.bu.edu/admissions
Application Information
Open Admissions:No
Common Application:Yes
Application Fee:$75
Application Web Site:www.bu.edu/admissions/apply
Dates To Know Deadline Notification
Early Decision November 1 December 15
Regular Decision January 1 April 1
Must-Reply-By May 1
Admissions
Consideration		 Required Recommended Neither Required
Nor Recommended
GPA
HS Rank
HS Transcript
College Prep Courses
Recommendations
Audition/Portfolio
SAT/ACT
TOEFL
Overall Admissions Statistics
Total Applicants:37,795
Male Applicants:15,239
Female Applicants:22,556
Total Acceptances:22,101
Male Acceptances:8,595
Female Acceptances:13,506
Acceptance Rate:58%
Yield: ? 19%
Freshmen Enrollment Statistics
Total Freshmen Enrollment:4,130
Full-Time Male Enrollment:1,572
Full-Time Female Enrollment:2,558
Part-Time Male Enrollment:0
Part-Time Female Enrollment:0
Waitlist Statistics
Applicants Placed: ? 2,991
Applicants Accepting: ? 1,467
Students Enrolled: ? 557
Transfer Statistics
Applications Received:2,518
Applicants Accepted:719
Students Enrolled:232

Boston University Standardized Tests Statistics

Standardized Test Scores Critical Reading Math Writing Composite (out of)
SAT (25th - 75th Percentile) 570 - 660 600 - 690 590 - 680 1760 - 2030 (2400)
ACT (25th - 75th Percentile) 26 - 31 25 - 30 8 - 9 26 - 30 (36)
General Statistics
Top 10% of HS Class:55%
SAT/ACT Required:Either
Students Submitting SAT:89%
Students Submitting ACT:36%
SAT Subject Test Requirements
Two SAT subject tests are required for admission to College of Fine Arts, College of General Studies, and the Science and Engineering Program in Metropolitan College.

Become a Contributing Author Learn more »

Most Recent Student Author View all

Name
Stephanie Santana
Hometown
Queens, NY
Major
Anthropology/Journalism

College Prowler is seeking talented student authors to assist with writing and updating the College Prowler guides to their schools. This is a great opportunity for a student to gain experience and tremendous exposure, utilize new media techniques, and share advice with high school students about what life is really like at your college.

Buy the eBook "Boston University 2012: Off The Record"
AmazonGoogleSmashwords
Download a FREE Printable Summary (PDF)

Find a college

Find a major

Scholarships

Reviews

Search College Prowler

Company

How do we get our information? Find out here or report an error here. The statistics on our site are from the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS database.
We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
For additional information we encourage you to visit school websites or contact the schools directly.